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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Path: sparky!uunet!zeos!kgermann
- From: kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann)
- Subject: Re: Phoenix BIOS, Mylex, and OS/2 2.0
- Organization: Zeos International, Ltd.
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 12:53:36 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Jul31.125336.5568@zeos.com>
- References: <1992Jul30.204100.25594@pslu1.psl.wisc.edu>
- Lines: 39
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- In article <1992Jul30.204100.25594@pslu1.psl.wisc.edu> frigo@psl.wisc.edu writes:
- >I am having a hell of a time getting a DOS program (Current Contents 1.3.3)
- >to work. The program calls PKUNZIP to decompress files on disk in A:
- >(1.44 MB TEAC) but tries to access both drives, then sometimes thinks its
- >getting something from A:, then gives an error when trying to get the rest
- >of the data set from a 2nd floppy disk.
- >
- >Also, I sometimes get the error in the Workplace Shell that drive A: can't
- >find the sector requested when opening the drive just to view the contents.
- >
- >I swapped the floppy drive controller board with another but no improvement.
- >
- >Here's the system configuration:
- >
- >Mylex MXA-386 system board
- >16 MB RAM
- >Phoenix v. 1.10.10 BIOS (1989)
- >Conner CP3204 HDD
- >FDD A: Teac
- >FDD B: Teac 1.2 MB
- >TD (generic) IDE board / FDD controller
- >ATI Graphics Vantage 1 MB
- >
- >I did get the Mylex v. 6.09 BIOS, but haven't installed it.
- >
- >(1) Have you used the Mylex board / Phoenix BIOS successfully with os/2
- > 2.0?
-
- Yes, Many of our customers are running OS/2, Unix, and Xenix. Phoenix 1.10.10
- and Mylex BIOS 6.09. I believe there is a higher rev available for the
- MXA than 6.09. You may want to check with Mylex on this.
-
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-
- --
- Ken Germann support@zeos.com Zeos International, Ltd.
- Press any key to continue. Where is the 'any' key?
-
- Opinions expressed are my own.
-